The Memoir Of A Mountaineer-Geologist
The book, Breaking Rocks and Barriers, chronicles the life of Sudipta Sengupta, a mountaineer and…
Antarctica
How Antarctica’s Exceptional Status Is Slipping Away
Antarctica has long operated by a different set of rules – a place apart from…
What It Would Be Like To Live Permanently In Antarctica
On October 25, 1991, I made my first trip to the US’s Amundsen-Scott South Pole…
How Sea Ice Blew The Socks Off Scientists
Antarctic sea ice was in the headlines for all the wrong reasons in 2023. It…
Unravelling Antarctica’s Sea Ice Puzzle
Sea ice around the Antarctic has shrunk and is responding to the atmosphere differently. The…
A Heatwave In Antarctica? You Read That Right!
Climate scientists don’t like surprises. It means our deep understanding of how the climate works…
Over 200 Scientists Say The Southern Ocean Is In Trouble
While the Southern Ocean around Antarctica has been warming for decades, the annual extent of…
Antarctica Is Missing A Chunk Of Sea Ice Bigger Than Greenland!
Deadly heatwaves, raging wildfires and record global temperatures are upon us. But far from the…
‘Devastating’ Melting Of Greenland & Antarctic Ice-Sheets Found
Source: PTI The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times…
For 2nd Year In A Row, Antarctic Sea-Ice Cover Hits Record Low: Study
Source: PTI Antarctic sea ice extent has been reported to have broken its record low…
Antarctica’s Emperor Penguins May Be Extinct By 2100
Greater conservation efforts are needed to protect Antarctic ecosystems, and the populations of up to…
Warmer Summers Imperil Antarctic Ice-Shelves
During the Antarctic summer, air temperatures get warm enough to melt snow and ice on…
Scientists Explore The ‘Doomsday’ Glacier
A team of scientists are sailing to the place in the world that’s the hardest…
Capt Chandi Becomes First PIO Woman To Trek Solo To South Pole
Captain Harpreet Chandi, a 32-year-old Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer and physiotherapist, also known as…
Major Collapse Of West Antarctica’s Ice Sheet Can Be Averted
(The Conversation: with Dan Lowry, Ice Sheet & Climate Modeller, GNS Science; Mario Krapp, Environmental…
Other Species Pose A Threat To Antarctica’s Fragile Ecosystem
(The Conversation: By Dana M Bergstrom, Principal Research Scientist, University of Wollongong and Shavawn Donoghue,…
World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks Off In Antarctica As Glaciers Retreat
An iceberg the size of the Spanish island of Majorca has broken off the coast…
Earth Losing Ice Faster Today Than In Mid-1990s: Study
Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate…
COVID-19 Reaches Antarctica, The Last Untouched Continent
The coronavirus pandemic has finally reached every continent on Earth. Chilean authorities announced that 58…
Antarctica Rocked By 30,000 Tremors In 3 Months
More than 30,000 tremors have rocked Antarctica since the end of August, according to the…
All-female Scientific Coalition Calls For Protection Of Antarctic Peninsula
Climate change and human activity are harming Antarctica and threatening wildlife from humpback whales to…